Chinnala Someswara Rao

About Chinnala Someswara Rao

Currently leading verification activities of Voltage Regulator MCUs based on ARM core. I worked on Mixed Signal SERDES IP verification platform as a Lead Verification Engineer. Played key role in verification of more than 7 SERDES IPs ranging from 1.25G to industry leading 112G speed. Proven ability and effectiveness in critical issue debugging, System Verilog with UVM programming techniques accompanied by master’s degree in ECE from IIT Bhubaneswar. SKILLS:• Programming Language: Verilog, System Verilog, C• Methodology : UVM• Scripting Language: Perl Scripting• Simulation Tools: Questasim, NCSIM, Synopsis VCS• Protocols: SERDES, APB, Automotive Traction Driver IC • Miscellaneous: Coverage ClosureSUMMARY OF WORK EXPERIENCE:• Verification experience on 56G and 112G both PAM4 and NRZ datapath verification• Verification experience on High Speed SERDES upto 30G.• Verification experience on complete datapath and calibrations • Verification experience on 8b10b Encoding Decoding and BIST, Loopback modes.• Verification experience on bus protocol like APB.• Knowledge on ASIC flow, Coverage closure.

Experience

1. Staff Engineer

   Renesas Electronics

   Dec 2023 — Present · Bengaluru, IN

Education

• Sri Sivani College of Engineering

  Engineer’s Degree, Electronics and communications Engineering

  2008 — 2012

• Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar (IIT Bhubaneswar)

  Master’s Degree, Electronics and Communication Engg

  2013 — 2015

Skills

• Signal Processing
• Simulink
• System Verilog
• Microsoft Office
• Perl Scripting
• Simulations
• Statistical Signal Processing
• C++
• Uvm
• Mobile Communications
• Verilog
• Embedded Systems
• C
• Programming
• Asic
• Systemverilog
• Microcontrollers
• Matlab
• Application-Specific Integrated Circuits (Asic)